Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-01-28

How 1t Has Grown to be . Great Man
ufacturing Village.

How 1t Has Grown to be Great Man.
ufscturing village.
Twenty two years ago tho little stone
and frame mill on Red Clay Greek,
mile or 40 M from Stat ton and about
half a mile below Msrshallton, with
some half dozen or 30 dwelling houses
OF the bluffs OF the creek, was called
|"Hscke lbirnie," . namo deuoting Oel-
L tic origin, but Why 1t was given that
name " unknown to the writer. About
that time the place fell into now hands
and got another name. Among the
purch asers of tho place were William
Dean, John and Thomas PiliinR, and
At that time plain Thomas X. Bayard,
ESQ but nov Hon. Thomas y. Bsyard,
Secretary Of the United States under
President Cleveland--cons!dera OF .
rise In tite.
There have be.n changes slnoe then,
bat amongst the heaviest stockholders
now are the two Piiiing brothers. With
ohap &c OF owners camo a change Of
name. The Celtic name OF "Hacksl'
biruie" has passed into local history
and will soon be forgotten, while the
lold aboriginal name of "klamonst,"
the Indian name for Rcd Olay Greek,
takes its place. The name sounds moro
Ipleasan., aud with II the traditionary
legt nds OF aboriginal history are kept
fresh In the mind. But tht re is great
difference between the KiameaBi OF To-
day and oven the Klamensi OF twenty
years ago
1t has grown 10 be o young giant in
the voolen cloth manufacturing indus-
TRY. The original old mill ttill stands
aud does good service. but new three
lstory ono has been or ctes. built OF
Ibrick ani a. nearly Are proof as suoh
places can possibly be made. Quite q
Ilarze number OF tasty, comfortable
dwellings have been erected nnd are
occupied by employees OF the mill.
Altogether the place has quite village
Hike appearance with q todcn OF ro-
nance about 1t. Some OF tho tnest
cloths In the country are manufactured
jhere. The writer came to the place
1.-TWO or three evenings ago whom the
sun WAS about gathering his golden
fleece around him preparatory TO going
10 rest Ushered into the ofh;o OF the
loonpapy before him s.ood the stalwart
form of John Pilling. a name az well
known In legislation throughout our
Estate as II IL known In manufactures.
IHis brother Thomas, not 30 tall, bat
! stout and robust. both brothets tho very
picture OF health, At associates In such
la busy, bustling, driving trade that
seeps the place moving aud gives EN-
lploy ment TO i60 en- ployes.
TIE aged father, Richard PillinR
who was present though he had rt nched
1.-The age OF four score and four years
Hooked proud of his boys, aud th 8 latter
!by the filial regard they shoveA him
were no less proud OF their uhito
Drowned parent.
Bot we had no time to liuRer hero
The gentlemsnly clerk. Mr.. Bibb,n
istein, tick US IN charge to go the rounds
4 OF the mills. The dyeing and securing
G department was the frs. place visited
lGreAt ponderous, wide, deep tubs etood
llall around the walls Of the place, Herr
in these tubs or vats ls where the WOO
lis dyed. In the centre stood q queel
0 looking machine with revolving arms
that reached away down TO the bottom
lof tho securing vat and kept the WOO
lon the move. One set Of arms Rrapplet
the wool, tossed 1t over and into anoths
set OF revolving arms until Is Is nrsll,
lrun' off over y cylinder and throwi
iaside secured wool. But few have an,
Idea how much wool loses by thi
| securing process. la post ins,ano.s
loses 60 per cent, and in many TO pc
ont. This queer securing mAohino
THAT works with such clock like pIeci
Ision, was made by the Casho Hsct In
Company near Newark. Del, AID o
: vi hich Thom as s. Bellah OF Wilmington
Is president.
The hrst OF ground ho0r OF the bill
factory Ia used fer falling room wher
< the cloth AZ 1t comes from tie Inns
fulled and then mapped by being rc'
Through htst o wire aud then three tea
Izel aigs, after which IL IL pat In rsRa' q
isucceesion through some brush 10 &c hine
and ther pressed by being run throug
hot chilled iron rollers TaeR II goe
Into the measurer and balers' hands ALI
, made ready for the market
The SO oond story 10 the weaving dc
APARTMENT. The clatter OF ninety loom
here make industrial music. To per
]. son not acquainted with loom naohis
!, cry these looms would be hard TO a.
II scribe. They are very ingen!ously y an,
= wonderfully made. In piece OF clot
where q number Of solors are used tn
!. loom regulates the oolors. II pus u
oue or two threads of red, white, gree
iur any Other color with the strlc ;est ~
lcaracy, naser ouco making mistake
land II n thread breaks 1t stops on IN
instant. 1t looks. indeed, as II thes
- looms had brains In son o hidden recesi
Il lcould think, calculate and direct, bu
D could not talk. In cotton mills one OF
lpert hand can attend to two or mor
looms, but here each loom has az OPT
rator, either male or female.
Up another Alght Of stairs and we ~
1shered into aboth1r roon fall OF wor
derfully intricate machinery. Her
the threads are twisted, doubled an
! Isyooled, and here the webs are varpaC
u No spinning Is done at this mill This
Is done at the company's briok mil
near the Stanton depot of the p, W.
B. Railroad. 1t keeps the latter mil
runniug night and day to snPply th
y Kiamenai mill with thread.
III The new Baltimore and Ohio ha'
road, crossing Rad CLAY creek here
e. high bridge, may be said 70 ran oy'
OF above o part of the village. II
company has built very pretty al
lsubst~ntial station house OIL tue we
sdc Of the creek, ERd when evsrythlr
!. Ia properly fixed this will be an In
y noI ant shipping poist oa this roa,
| Rapidly as KtgmeDsi has grown
\ ousiness importance in the las, TWEEN
years, 1t Is still In its infancy OF devt
$lopment. Located on ono Of the be
water powers ON Rad Olsy Cree
On the b, & o. Railroad and tho r, '
liz Il. Railroad within easy roach,
,1nnnt help but grow iB man utastu
IL. ling importance, especially While
otoraseut wide.awake ogrers sro
" charge of 1t.
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